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03 May 2013 • 17:44 AMT
Azerbaijan setting hopes on “caviar diplomacy”

Azerbaijan, named a non-democratic country in every UN report became suddenly “concerned” over the state of affairs in Armenia.

03 May 2013 • 17:43 AMT
U.S. employment rises more than expected in April

Joe Manimbo, market analyst at Western Union Business Solutions, said the numbers were “surprisingly positive”.

03 May 2013 • 17:32 AMT
Acer unveils Aspire line of convertible tablets

Acer has yet to announce an official release date for the Aspire P3, but the Aspire R7 is confirmed for May 17.

03 May 2013 • 16:53 AMT
Japan PM promises ‘highest level of safety’ for Turkish nuke reactor

Turkey chose a Japanese-French consortium for the construction of a nuclear reactor on Turkey’s Black Sea coast.

03 May 2013 • 16:42 AMT
Roadside bomb kills 6 near mosque in Baghdad

Iraq has become increasingly volatile as the civil war in neighboring Syria strains volatile relations between Sunnis and Shi’ites.

03 May 2013 • 16:30 AMT
Parliamentary candidate shot dead in Pakistan

Responsibility for the attack was claimed by Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), an outlawed Islamist militant group.

03 May 2013 • 16:03 AMT
Govt. forces execute at least 40 in Syrian village, activists say

“It is time for the world to intervene and put an end to the grievous crimes of the Assad regime,” the National Coalition said in a statement.

03 May 2013 • 15:56 AMT
Daniel Radcliffe talks his role in “Frankenstein”

The 23-year-old, who is reported to be in final talks for the Max Landis movie, confirmed that he is ‘committed’ to the role.

03 May 2013 • 15:35 AMT
Jessica Chastain to headline Christopher Nolan’s “Interstellar”

The sci-fi project is thought to focus on “a heroic interstellar voyage to the farthest borders of our scientific understanding”.

03 May 2013 • 15:26 AMT
OSCE media freedom rep: Baku broke promise to decriminalize defamation

“I am especially concerned about the provision to include all publicly accessible online resources,” Dunja Mijatović said.

03 May 2013 • 15:15 AMT
Scientists ‘switch off’ cancer gene in tumor cells

The discovery raises the possibility of stopping the deadly disease in its tracks by blocking the gene, thought to be active in all aggressive cancers.

03 May 2013 • 15:01 AMT
EU Commissioner: status quo in Karabakh conflict unacceptable

Štefan Füle: European Union supports establishment of confidence between the conflicting parties in Karabakh issue.

03 May 2013 • 14:49 AMT
Libyan soldiers stationed in Tripoli ahead of pro-govt. rally

Armed militia targeting Libya’s ministries and media in the capital this week have alarmed international observers.

03 May 2013 • 14:39 AMT
Gazprom oil giant granted right to explore 4 Arctic gas fields

The state-controlled gas giant will pay about 9 billion rubles ($290 million) for the right to explore the fields until 2018.

03 May 2013 • 14:25 AMT
Tony Iommi shares story of writing “Lonely Planet” for Dorians

“I was really pleased to be asked to write the song and it didn’t take long to agree – the Dorians perform really well,” the guitarist said.

03 May 2013 • 14:10 AMT
Azeri Defense Ministry officer killed in Baku

The body of the Lieutenant Colonel Mehman Musayev with slashed wrists has been found in a Baku street

03 May 2013 • 13:56 AMT
30 Seconds To Mars debut new song “Conquistador” online

“Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams” will be the group’s first album since 2009’s This Is War, which went platinum in the UK and gold in the US.

03 May 2013 • 13:43 AMT
Karabakh President attends opening of art center, stadium in Shushi

The President thanked the philanthropists Sergey, Karo & Kamo Sargsyans for financing the program and promoting the city’s cultural development.

03 May 2013 • 13:32 AMT
USD market average rate totals AMD 413.97 May 3

The market average rate of USD totaled AMD 413.97 on May 3, increasing by 2.47 points compared to May 2.

03 May 2013 • 13:22 AMT
Android beats Apple’s iOS in tablet market share

Tablets using Google’s Android system accounted for 56.5% of the market, while Apple’s iOS achieved 39.6%.

03 May 2013 • 13:10 AMT
3 Armenian chess players to participate in U.S. Championship

Varuzhan Akobian, Melikset Khachiyan and FM Samuel Sevian will participate in U.S. Chess Championship due May 3.

03 May 2013 • 13:08 AMT
Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx in “White House Down” trailer

The plot of White House Down revolves around Capitol Hill police officer John Cale, who finds himself in dire circumstances.

03 May 2013 • 12:59 AMT
Police releases final list of voters ahead of Yerevan City Council polls

816 475 are entitled to vote at the May 5 poll; 813 502 Yerevan residents were given a right to vote during presidential elections.

03 May 2013 • 12:51 AMT
Heritage leader meets U.S. ambassador

Heritage party leader, former presidential candidate Raffi Hovannisian met with U.S. ambassador John Heffern.

03 May 2013 • 12:51 AMT
Microsoft completes Hotmail upgrade to Outlook.com

Outlook.com only had 60 mln active accounts when it came out of preview mode in February, while Hotmail still had over 300 mln.

03 May 2013 • 12:44 AMT
Venice Film Fest to screen “The Exorcist” hemer’s “Sorcerer” thriller

William Friedkin will receive the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the festival in recognition for his work on seminal films.

03 May 2013 • 12:39 AMT
Karen Movsziszian among Mallorca chess open leaders

Armenian grandmaster Karen Movsziszian scored 5 points to lead Mallorca chess open together with five other participants.

03 May 2013 • 12:32 AMT
Azeri President Ilham Aliyev named “press predator”

On World Press Freedom Day, Reporters Without Borders released an updated list of 39 Predators of Freedom of Information.

03 May 2013 • 12:29 AMT
Microsoft Corporation ready to deepen cooperation with Armenia

Prime Minister met with General Manager for Microsoft’s Central and Eastern European Multi-Country region.

03 May 2013 • 12:23 AMT
Harrison Ford, Asa Butterfield in 1st footage of “Ender’s Game” sci-fi

Based on Orson Scott Card’s novel, “Ender’s Game” is set in the near future where a hostile alien race attacks the Earth.